1,000 Words: Molly Bloom

A photo that left us speechless, sent to us by Caraid O’Brien, who each Bloomsday performs Molly Bloom’s complete monologue on Radio Bloomsday, a program we love and which O’Brien also directs. She writes:

This is a photo of me as Molly Bloom, beside my copy of “Ulysses.” I created a giant copy of “Ulysses” in my bedroom by pasting up copies of the New York Post on the wall, whitewashing them and then handpainting two pages from Molly Bloom’s monologue so that it would seem as if Molly emerged from the pages of the book. The radio is a nod to Radio Bloomsday.

This year’s performers of Radio Bloomsday include our own Paul Muldoon, Alec Baldwin, and Jerry Stiller (you can see the complete list on the Radio Bloomsday site). The program will air from 7 P.M. to 2 A.M. this Wednesday on WBAI. You can listen in New York on 99.5 FM, or online at wbai.org.

“Molly Bloom (Caraid O’Brien),” by Louie Correia.

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